Across the United States this year, more and more policies banning student cellphone use in K-12 schools are being enacted at state and district levels. While cellphones are a major source of ...

Is distraction a curse or a blessing? Not giving full attention to what we should be doing makes us miss deadlines, fail classes, and crash into other drivers. Distraction certainly has a price.

A new study challenges the idea that distraction is necessarily a problem for learning. Researchers found that if attention was as divided during recall of a motor task as it was during learning the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We live in a world of constant distraction! You used to be able to close your door for some peace so you could concentrate. But nowadays ...

One of the biggest challenges to maintaining focus is the constant urge to check your phone, browse social media, or engage in other distractions. These interruptions can break your concentration and ...

Have you ever wondered why it seems tougher than ever to concentrate on anything these days? You’re not alone. In today’s hyper-connected world, distractions are not just an occasional ...

David Marno received funding from the Hellman Foundation and the Andrew D. Mellon Foundation. A constant complaint in our unpredictable world is that we live in an age of distraction. I am quick to ...